2007-12-08 16:02:14 · 17 answers · asked by Prof Fruitcake 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I am not sure this statement as a valid point.
Heres is an intersting study recently done by Duke on our Appendix.
http://www.newstarget.com/022344.html
Slainté (to your health)
2007-12-09 03:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by Celtic Tejas 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who says it's a sin to eat meat? And what has the appendix got to do with eating meat? If you're going to be a troll, at least try to be a competent troll. Sheesh!
2007-12-08 16:44:54 · answer #2 · answered by Mother Amethyst 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I count two fallacies in your statement!!
i) It's not a sin to eat meat (killing people, coveting neighbor's stuff/wife and adultery are sin...)
ii) God didn't give us appendixes...
One theory is that appendixes were used long ago to aid in the digestion of leaves and grasses. If you believe this theory, then we have another fallacy in your above question:
iii) appendixes don't have anything to do with meat
What you should be asking, if you believe that eating meat is a sin and god gave us our bodies, is why would he give us incisors? Shouldn't we just have a mouth full of molars to chew up carrots???
2007-12-08 16:15:58 · answer #3 · answered by miss_j 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Hey, genius, only herbivores have appendixes.
Guess that one backfired on you, huh?
I recently heard a news story that they think the appendix serves to replenish bacteria in the intestines when there's an imbalance. Interesting, huh?
P.S.
"God" is subjective. It is very rude to assume that everyone believes in your god.
P.P.S. Interesting article, Celtic. I had only heard a quick news bit. This part was especially interesting:
"According to Nicholas Vardaxis of the RMIT University noted that animals higher on the evolutionary scale “the more omnivorous animals become, then the smaller and less important the appendix becomes.” He points to the comparatively huge appendix of the koala, which consumes a diet of exclusively eucalyptus leaves."
So, we're probably headed for the appendix to go away through evolution because of the way we, as a species, keep eating more animal products...but...our diet of animal products is killing us off with heart disease and cancers and diabetes. What the hell? Are we TRYING to make ourselves extinct?
2007-12-08 18:52:13 · answer #4 · answered by JenasaurusX 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Who said it was a sin to eat meat? Are you talking to Ashley?
2007-12-08 16:54:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wrong section. Even vegetarians don't claim it's a religious sin for one thing. And this is more for the religion or society sections for another. This questions to this question would be: Is there really a God to begin with?" So now you are going to have a religious debate. Rephrase, move or delete would be better..
2007-12-08 16:17:41 · answer #6 · answered by exsft 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Only god knows that answer..
To the answerer below me, I think its meant as a safe haven for good bactica then there an infection then there.
2007-12-08 17:01:33 · answer #7 · answered by Mr Hex Vision 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ok I'll play.... so why did God give some men back hair? Should all hairy back men stop wearing shirts?
2007-12-09 03:36:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
An appendix is meant for digesting cellulose, genius. Cows have functional appendices. Cellulose is fiber. Fiber is in plants. You need to learn biology.
2007-12-08 16:24:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
If it is such a sin why did they sacrifice so many lambs for feasts and such way back when? Why were there so many different references in the bible how they ate meat and sacrificed lambs? Really it isn't a sin I don't know where you heard that it was.. and anyone who is a vegetarian really isn't living the way that God intended for us to live
2007-12-08 16:12:31 · answer #10 · answered by biking for life 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋